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HURRICANE STRIKES---MANY HURT
Hurrican Irene hit southeastern Florida on Friday night, causing damage and destruction everywhere. The storm poured 18 ___56___(inch) of rain on the area. The high winds that blew up to 85 miles per hour ___57___(be) responsible for most of the damage to the area. The winds knocked down trees and power lines, broke hotel windows, and damaged t roofs. The wind also was to blame __58___ ten serious injuries and several car accidents. Much of the city was without electricity and water this morning.
The hurricane caused severe flooding. Hundreds of people lost __59___(they) homes or offices because of high winds and heavy rains. Some of the worst flooding was in Miami, __60___ police sometimes needed boats to get through up to 4 feet of standing water.
Thousands of acres of crops ___61____(destroy) in South Florida, which supplies 75 percent of the nation’s winter produce. No one knows yet __62____(exact) how much money was lost in crop damage. “I could not give you an estimate of damage to the crops, but I would not be surprised ___63__ it were $100 million,” said the mayor of Miami.
Local officials called Irene the ___64___( bad) storm of the hurricane season for the area. It will take the people of Florida a long time __65__(recover) from the effects of this hurricane.
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56 inches , were, for, their, where, were destroyed, exactly, if, worst, to recover
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